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recital

[ri-sahyt-l] / rɪˈsaɪt l /


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She celebrated her 97th birthday with a recital at Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania; and returned to Decca in 2022 to record what would become her final album.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The recital acted like a religious experience in which a rarefied atmosphere befits radiance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

But Forté was actually “an inquisitive 8-year-old who played the violin in a youth orchestra and even had a recital at the vaunted Brooklyn Academy of Music,” according to GQ.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Not many people can say they've been given a private piano recital by Sir Anthony Hopkins.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

I put on my best lawn dress and kid boots, the ones I’d worn to the music recital, and tied a sky-blue ribbon in my hair, the color Harry liked best on me.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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